A review by korinnagarcia
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Milk Fed is centered around the hunger that Rachel, a lapsed Jewish woman, feels. A hunger she has for the food she deprives herself of due to meticulous calorie counting, a hunger for the approval of her mother or any mother figure, and the hunger she feels for Miriam, an orthodox Jewish woman, who works at the yogurt shop that Rachel frequents. I read this book in almost one sitting, I was genuinely entertained throughout, and I found the writing style and shorter chapters refreshing. It was engaging, darkly funny, and a bit sexy at times but I don’t know if I liked it. Rachel’s character is just truly unlikable and I wished Miriam would get far away from her. 
Milk Fed overall left me feeling unfulfilled. I can’t say that I’d recommend it to anyone but if you were to read it please be aware of the trigger warnings.
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